Embodiment

       The embodiment of something gives concrete form to an abstract idea (www.vocabulary.com). When it comes to pornography, the women are an embodiment of  men's sexual desire and a dominance.

       The internet itself makes information easily available. People today expect to have full access to pictures, videos, and anything else in cyberspace at their fingertips almost anywhere at any time. This goes in part with how the internet facilitates men's desires through readily available porn. The male consumers of the porn industry are able to access it in the privacy of their own homes whenever they please. It gives them a sense of security and privacy as they can access it without it being publicly recognized. Whoever is using the porn can satisfy the fantasies they seek and not have to worry about one's judgement of their actions. I believe that a lot of males release sexual tension and behavior through pornography that they would not otherwise be able to in their real sexual relationships. So to emphasize on my statement about the embodiment of porn stars, these heavily exposed women on the internet that men are 'fantasizing' over are an embodiment of the deep sexual desires and lust for dominance and ownership towards women from a male standpoint.

      I believe that porn has a heavy correlation to how men can seem to perceive sex as more of a promiscuous activity and want to perform it more spontaneously because of what they observe on the internet. It also has to do with how they view their roles in the sex and the idea of them being dominant. From a materialistic standpoint, the women in porn often have breast implants, facial surgery, and are known for having very high sex appeal as they present themselves almost as a sex toy. This can also influence how men view women and how they expect their mate/future mate to look and behave in the bedroom. It can also be viewed in a way that men are able to fulfill that promiscuous desire through porn since it is unrealistic for women to give themselves up as sex slaves in everyday living (well for the most part...). This all contributes to power reasons in society. This is just another attribution, but perhaps a very large one, of why men are commonly seen as the one in power when compared to females. Sexual dominance integrates into dominance in other areas as well. Many may disagree with this, but I think that it is heavily displayed throughout our society and especially through how men treat women. Even with teenage boys, putting soft-core porn up on their walls with women exposing themselves for their viewers pleasure. These type of things cause men to see women more sexually, subconsciously demanding these specific slave-like/inferior images of women to enjoy in their own life.

The 'World' in www.

       The documentary 'Office Tigers' was about a company started by two Americans and their largest office held in India. By holding this workplace in India, they are saving a substantial amount of money due to the much lower wages expected from the employees. Even though these workers aren't the best at speaking English or working with technology, the company believes that the Indian employees have the potential to become effective workers. The co-CEO is constantly giving optimistic advice and uplifting the mood of the workplace, aiming to increase the work ethic of each employee. So far, OfficeTiger has been very successful in their unique business tactics. The employees work 20-hour shifts and love the competition. They strive to work their way up the ranks and earn a bigger pay check.

       OfficeTiger is a great example of globalization. The Indian culture is learning how to run an efficient Americanized business. This new way of providing work in India and teaching business skills may spread and further lead to great advancement in the country economically.  Also, with the use of technology, work from all over the world can be done in that one location. Technology and the internet make sending and receiving information much easier and more efficient. Since the implementation of the internet into the business workplace, work has been faster and more productive.
       The digital divide is an issue as our technology is rapidly advancing. The poorer countries with less access to technology will continue to fall behind the richer economies and their new-wave technology. As the developing countries work to gain resources and catch up in technology, the more advanced countries will be developing even faster. Cultural imperialism has a large effect on the use of technology in lower class countries, India as an example, but will never have such an effect that the two cultures will be alongside each other in technology.

Pinterest Board Defining Digital Culture

Here's the link!

http://www.pinterest.com/jonniemooney/digital-culture/

Dr. Clifford Nass: Multitasking

Dr. Clifford Nass, a former professor at Stanford university, had warned the world about the disillusion of multitasking and what it is doing to the way we think. This news became prevalent after a study he conducted in 2009, in which he tested students at the university on the skills necessary to be an effective multitasker. These skills included the ability to ignore irrelevant information, switching between various tasks effectively, and having a very organized mind and memory. Although Dr. Nass and his colleagues had predicted that the students who claimed to be frequent multitaskers in their everyday lives would have results indicating that they are advanced in this particular skill set, the study ended up proving the exact opposite. In fact, the research indicates that multitaskers are bad at multitasking and all of the cognitive fundamentals incorporated with multitasking. Dr. Nass came to the conclusion that multitasking is not helping us finish multiple tasks more efficiently, it is only distracting us and our natural flow of critical thinking. He feared that this new age of technology with all of the screens and simultaneous activity going on among each of them, that us humans will constantly be distracted, and that our ways of thinking will become disorganized and detrimental to us in our everyday lives which are getting more and more busy.        I think the results of Dr. Nass' study were logical and that his fears of what this overly busy society will do to our thinking is very reasonable. As humans, we have been given the ability to think critically and accomplish task that require focus. We are engineered to find our own ways of receiving and documenting information into our brains effectively. Unfortunately, multitasking does not allow our brains to decipher information and accomplish tasks to the best of our ability. It deteriorates critical thinking and disorganizes the patterns and connections we make naturally by applying focus to individual tasks/activities. Although it seems that we get a lot done in a short amount of time when multitasking, we were not made to perform at our best when doing so.       As our society has developed, distractions have seemed to become more and more apparent. A major form of distraction in our everyday lives has always been media. People are always interested with what is going on in the world as well as the things that could be labeled "not so important". Today, most media is in digital form, and not only that, this digital media can be viewed from our hands almost anywhere at anytime. This obviously has an effect on multitaskers as they are using and observing these forms of media while accomplishing their tasks and daily routines. Digital media has only added to the disorganization of our thoughts and our ability to focus on tasks one step at a time. Earlier/traditional media seemed to be something that was observed by itself, with no interruptions. For example, a man who would start every morning with a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper. Now people are staying updated while their in class, on their way to work, or even sitting in their offices. People seem to always be "wired" nowadays, never being disconnected from the technological world.      However, multitasking does not have to be looked at as something that is done through technology, it can be categorized as a social skill set as well. In fact, we were the ones who brought multitasking to technology. Multitasking is to take on more than one task/activity simultaneously. So with technology giving us the power of having limitless amounts of knowledge in our hands, ways of accomplishing needs for the day, and jotting down important information that we may have to look back on later, its no wonder we stay so distracted. Things are moving faster and faster as humans are starting to take on more and more. But is moving faster and doing more the best option for us at this point?

Introduction

Hey y'all, I'm Jonnie Mooney. This is my first blog I have ever had. I am a student at Washington State University where I study social sciences and kinesiology. I am taking this class as part of a required course for graduation. When I am not at school I live in Puyallup, Washington where I grew up and spend a lot of my time hanging out with my dog Marley. I enjoy hanging out with my friends, playing video games, and sports. I think this class will be interesting because of how social media is so involved in people's everyday life and its effect on society.